The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-12
WINTER MILLINERY.
Hints and Suggestions Concerning Hats'
Bonnets and Trimmings.

air of good form that is attained by no
other color, and this air is increased
when the gray is made to seem pro-
nounced by the use of white or cream
wings or birds or loops of white ribbon.
OF course, such a combination is very
trying, and can only be dared by
woman whose hair and eyes are OF
decided color Persons with faint-hued
hair or eyes should beware of these
tempting chapeaux.
A particularly pretty bonnet IS a ca
pote of gray felt, the crown of which is
folded to the shape and so shows its alb
solute softness. A band of dull-gray
beads following some intricate design
is the edge finish, and in front are loops
of cream-whte MORE with gray tips
standing up among them. The bride
is of white ribbon folded to the proper
shape and fastened with small pearl
pins. A person who has studied colors
and their results will agree that the
woman who can wear this bonnet will
look lovely in it, while she who can
not, yet dares to, will regret her action.
The picot-edge ribbon is quite too
pretty to be cast aside, but it finds q
positive rival in both plain and slace
MORE without an edge. Many smaTr
bonnets have the latter ribbon arrange
in loops and ties, with fancy pins or
brim pieces rs the only decoration. A
capote of deep red felt has fancy brim
of garnet beads everything the felt hrim.
and in front is cluster of loops of red
and-black glace MORE ribbon caught
here and there by pins having garnet
beads. The ties are of the ribbon, and
the whole air of the bonnet is so good
that it is certain to be extensively
copied. Of course, it can be developed
in any color, pale-gray, brown, olive or
some of the queer greens; but the beads
should always match, and the only con-
trast be shown in the ribbon.
In colors there are always introduced
many that die prematurely, and the
early buyer too often chooses them.
Serpent s-blue, once called Salammbo,
is in reality the perfect zinc shade; all
the green tones, from absinthe to
hunters or Lincoln, will, like zinc, OBJ
tain, the two, indeed, being often COM
bined. A fancy for uniting dark-blue
and aspergc asparagus green) exists,
and when the materials are properly
managed the result is odd without being
bizarre. An evidence of this is seen on
high turban of dark-blu felt;
the brim is faced with asperge velvet.
and in front are draped loops of the
green mingled with ends of the blue
glace ribbon. Quilts look well on these
hats, as the height permits of placing
them directly against the crown, and
they may stand up as if defantly an
nouncing how much mightier they are
than any sword.
Quilts are shown in white, black.
gray and brown; few glace ones arc
noted, but it is conceded better form re-
have them of the so-called natural
tones. The white and black quilts are
especially liked, and as SO many gray
and black hats are worn the demand
for them is quite brisk. A large felt
hat that may be bent to suit the face
or simply turned up Oh one side is suffi.
GENTLY trimmed with fold of velvet
or ribbon about the crown and several
quilts stuck where they will be most
becoming, quite irrespective of the
shape of the chapeau.
The military hat so much discussed
just now is really only new in the ar.
rangemcnt of its trimming. The shape
was known last season-it has n high
crown and brim that is wide at the
sides, where it turns up sharply to the
height of the crown, and tapers at the
front and back. The garniture is either
long plume or a bunch of cock
feathers, and is fastened in front anC
carried over the crown to the edge O
the back. The effect is jaunty, bu
trying, for not particle of bang mus
show from under the brim.
Low-crowned felt hats with broad
brims are worn by women who fine
them becoming Beautiful feathers ar,
literally used on these hats, indeed
usually form the only trimming; ant
if the wearer is interested in plume
she has an opportunity of selecting
and displaying them to the best adj
vantage The broad brim affords
good background Cor them and allow
them to fall over the edge in q way
that delights the artistic eye withou
fear of broken stems. A low hat O
gray felt is decorated with three lon!
plumes of olive green: one encircle
three-quarters of the brim, while tn
other two are placed so as to droop owe
the edge.
Furs will enter largely into the mill
inery of this season, seal, Astrakhan
and, occasionally, sable being quit,
prominent.
Bonncts and high-crowned turban
are made both of seal and Astrakhan
the brim being pouf OF velvet in har
mony. and the decoration being ar
ranged exactly as it would be if thu
hat were velvet or felt. On bonnets o
felt brim of fur is liked, especially i
the chapeau will be worn with a fur
trimmed suit-B Ltterick's DeLineatOr